Reader Questions: Query Insurer About Qualifying Circumstances Code
Anesthesia Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Query Insurer About Qualifying Circumstances Code
Published on Fri Oct 14, 2022
Question: When using 00563 (which includes hypothermic circulatory arrest in the descriptor), is it incorrect to also bill hypothermia code +99116 at the same time? [...]
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